Smull's Legislative Hand Book and Manual of the State of Pennsylvania

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The State, 1900

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Contents

Biographical Sketches of Principal State Officers
116
Declaration of Independence of the United States
125
Articles of Confederation of the United States
129
Constitution of the United States of America with Index
138
Sketch of the Province of Pennsylvania
186
Charter of the Province of Pennsylvania
188
The Frame of the Government of the Province of Pennsylvania
200
Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 1873 with Analytical Index
210
Vote on Question of Adoption of the Constitution of Pennsylvania 1873
274
Historical Data Relative to the Several Constitutions of the State of Penn sylvania
275
Data Relative to Former and Present Location of the State Capital
277
Population of the United States
278
Population of the Cities of the United States
287
Area of the United States
288
Population and Area of Pennsylvania by Counties
289
Classification of the Cities of Pennsylvania
291
Population of Principal Cities of Pennsylvania
292
Population of Counties and Cities of Pennsylvania Classified as to Color Sex etc
294
Classification of Population of Pennsylvania by Ages
302
Population of Pennsylvania by Minor Civil Divisions
303
Date of Organization of Territories and Admission of States into the Union
350
Organization of Countles of Pennsylvania
351
Organization of Counties and County Towns in Pennsylvania
353
Number of Congressmen and Presidential Electors to which each State
353
entitled
354
Number of Congressmen apportioned to Pennsylvania since 1790
355
Apportionment of the State into Senatorial Districts 1874
357
Apportionment of the State into Representative Districts 1887
361
Apportionment of the State into Judicial Districts 1895
366
Digest of Election Laws of Pennsylvania with Index
371
National Party Officers and Platforms of 1896
563
State Party Officers and Platforms 1899
586
Dates of next Elections in Pennsylvania for Presidential Electors and State and County Officers
597
State and Congressional Elections dates of in the Several States
598
Popular Vote for President 1856 to 1896
599
Electoral Vote by States for President 1968 to 1896
606
Popular and Electoral Vote of the United States for President and Vice President 1789 to 1896
608
Popular Vote of Pennsylvania for President from 1789 to 1896
611
The Electora Vote of Pennsylvania 1789 to 1896
614
Popular Vote for Governor of Pennsylvania since 1790
617
Vote of Pennsylvania for each Presidential Elector 1896
621
Vote for Lieutenant Governor 1898
628
Vote for State Treasurer 1899
636
59
642
NEI 265
773
Vote for Senators in 1899 to fill vacancies
786
65
797
66
811
Principal United States Government Officers in Pennsylvania
818
List of County Officers 1900 by Counties
913
United States Postal Regulations Rates of Postage etc
929
Lettercarrier Postoffices in Pennsylvania
939
Presidential Postoffices in Pennsylvania with Salaries of Postmasters
940
Postoffices in Pennsylvania
945
List of Newspapers Journals and Magazines Published in Pennsylvania
971
An Abridgment of the Game and Fish Laws
994
Act Designating Days and Half Days to be Legal Holidays
999
Finances of the United States
1001
Judges of Courts of Common Pleas of Pennsylvania
1005
Finances of Pennsylvania
1013
Revenue of the Commonwealth 1899
1015
Expenditures of the Commonwealth 1899
1016
Receipts and Expenditures of Pennsylvania from 1791 to 1899
1018
State Appropriations for 1899 and 1900
1020
Valuation of Personal Property in the Several Counties of the State
1025
Public Leans of the Commonwealth
1027
Statistics of the Common Schools
1029
Compulsory Education Act of 1895 and Amendments of 1897
1031
Act to provide for a more equitable distribution of School Appropriation
1036
Index to Joint Rules
1039
Joint Rules of the Senate and House of Representatives of Pennsylvania
1040
Index to Decisions of Joint Assembly
1042
Decisions of the Joint Assembly 1881
1043
Index to Rules of the Senate
1045
Rules of the Senate of Pennsylvania
1047
Index to Decisions of the Senate on Points of Order
1056
Decisions of the Senate of Pennsylvania on Points of Order
1060
Index to the Rules of the House of Representatives
1082
Rules of the House of Representatives of Pennsylvania
1086
Index to Decisions of the House of Representatives on Points of Order
1099
Decisions of the House of Representatives on Points of Order
1105
A Chapter on Legislative Practice and Proceedings in the Legislature of Pennsylvania and Law Regulating Election of United States Senator
1136
Legislation Prohibited by the Constitution
1153
Act Regulating the Publication of Application for Local or Special Legisla
1157
tion 115
1168
Biographical Sketches of the Senators and Members of the House of Repre sentatives session of 18991900 1158
1183
Members of the Senate of Pennsylvania 18991900
1186
Directory of Members of the Senate
1188
Officers and Employes of the Senate 18991900
1190
Senate Standing Committees
1192
Members of the House of Representatives 18991900
1195
Directory of Members of the House of Representatives
1199
Officers and Employes of the House of Representatives 18991900
1204
Standing Committees of the House of Representatives
1207
Reporters and Correspondents 1899
1214
Hotels
1215
General Index
1217
Judges of Orphans Courts
1228

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Page 488 - The person having the greatest number of votes as Vice President, shall be the Vice President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of electors appointed, and if no person have a majority, then from the two highest numbers on the list, the Senate shall choose the Vice President; a quorum for the purpose shall consist of two-thirds of the whole number of Senators, and a majority of the whole number shall be necessary to a choice. But no person constitutionally ineligible to the office...
Page 147 - No Senator or Representative shall, during the Time for which he was elected, be appointed to any civil Office under the Authority of the United States, which shall have been created, or the Emoluments whereof shall have been encreased during such time ; and no Person holding any Office under the United States, shall be a Member of either House during his Continuance in Office.
Page 123 - He is at this time transporting large Armies of foreign Mercenaries to compleat the works of death, desolation and tyranny, already begun with circumstances of Cruelty & perfidy scarcely paralleled in the most barbarous ages, and totally unworthy the Head of a civilized nation. He has constrained our fellow Citizens taken Captive on the high Seas to bear Arms against their Country, to become the executioners of their friends and Brethren, or to fall themselves by their Hands.
Page 127 - No State shall engage in any war without the consent of the United States in Congress assembled, unless such State be actually Invaded by enemies, or shall have received certain advice of a resolution being formed by some nation of Indians to Invade such State, and the danger is so imminent as not to admit of a delay till the United States in Congress assembled can be consulted...
Page 424 - ... that he will support the Constitution of the United States, and that he absolutely and entirely renounces and abjures all allegiance and fidelity to every foreign prince, potentate, state or sovereignty, and particularly, by name, to the prince, potentate, state or sovereignty of which he was before, a citizen or subject," which proceedings must be recorded by the clerk of the court.
Page 425 - All children heretofore born or hereafter born out of the limits and jurisdiction of the United States, whose fathers were or may be at the time of their birth, citizens thereof, are declared to be citizens of the United States ; but the rights of citizenship shall not descend to children whose fathers never resided in the United States.
Page 126 - If any Person guilty of, or charged with treason, felony, or other high misdemeanor in any state, shall flee from Justice, and be found in any of the united states, he shall upon demand of the Governor or executive power, of the state from which he fled, be delivered up and removed to the state having jurisdiction of his offence. Full faith and credit shall be given in each of these states to the records, acts and judicial proceedings of the courts and magistrates of every other state.
Page 159 - The President shall, at stated times, receive for his services a compensation, which shall neither be encreased nor diminished during the period for which he shall have been elected, and he shall not receive within that period any other emolument from the United States, or any of them. Before he enter on the execution of his office he shall take the following oath or affirmation...
Page 221 - All power is inherent in the people, and all free governments are founded on their authority and instituted for their peace, safety and happiness. For the advancement of these ends they have at all times an inalienable and indefeasible right to alter, reform or abolish their government in such manner as they may think proper.
Page 130 - ... men or should raise a smaller number than its quota, and that any other state should raise a greater number of men than the quota thereof, such extra number shall be raised, officered...

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